Living in the coastal region of the Pacific northwest, it is no surprise that pacific salmon is such a sought out item in stores, restaurants, and the fishing community locally. Unfortunately, some groups want to make a quick buck by disguising Atlantic salmon to be Pacific by dying the muscle pink to appear as a Pacific salmon; Atlantic are usually pale in color compared to pacific. Not only is this fraud, but it is also a violation of trust between the consumer and the seller. Likewise, not only are they mislabeling coastal salmon species, but also selling farmed Pacific salmon as regular Pacific Salmon. Farmed salmon is a bad option for consumers due to the fish being in a closed community; this means a higher chance of disease, inbreeding, …show more content…
According to Cline’s results of the 99 salmon tested, 11 percent of the total fish sample were mislabeled, as well as 38 percent of the restaurants compared to local stores which were 7 percent. Likewise, Cline concluded that alsoduring winter there tends to be a higher concentration of mislabeled salmon compared to spring. Also, Borrell Yj. et al (2016) conducted a similar experiment but concluded a little differently. Their results concluded with the observation of their students and how they were more motivated doing lab work on the salmon they choose then being given a salmon to test without their choice. They conclude by saying that experiments like mislabeling of salmon could improve citizen science and the learning environment not only at the university, but also citizens who are or could become activists of food control. Furthermore, mislabeling of farmed to wild salmon has occurred, and that correct labeling is necessary because the fatty acid content can influence human health and thus behavior (Megdal Peter et al 2009). This group has implemented a way to test this fatty acid content using gas chromatography to find the fatty acid profiles in fish, allowing them to find if the salmon was indeed farmed or wild. Such an invention would cut down costs of current testing, and make testing easier